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"katysails" wrote in message
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....and before everyone goes off half-cocked (gunwise...), it's a joke....

Sorry Katy but I fail to see the humor. MDs' "medical misadventures" kill at
least the 125,000 you mention (some put it at 2 or 3x that) but nobody even
notices.

To put a face on one of these "misadventures", a famous lady motorcycle
rider suffered a minor concussion in a crash that left her BMW unrideable so
she opted to stay in the hospital overnight. Her husband arrived and they
visited several hours, planning to head for home in th morning. But next
morning she was dead!! Seems somebody gave her an injection meant for a
different patient .....

Can you imagine the hubub if .... oh well.

No intent to pick on you Katy but US medicine is in a sorry state and we're
too busy worrying about drug dealers shooting each other to even notice.

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Oz,

We, here in the USA, have had two Doctor Strikes in my lifetime. Both
times that the Dr was on strike the mortality rate went down!!

Katy may have hit on somethingG

Ole Thom

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Vito Steockli wrote:


Sorry Katy but I fail to see the humor. MDs' "medical misadventures" kill at
least the 125,000 you mention (some put it at 2 or 3x that) but nobody even
notices.

I'd hardly say that 'nobody botices.' But if you genuinely believe that doctors
kill that many people, don't go to one.



To put a face on one of these "misadventures", a famous lady motorcycle
rider suffered a minor concussion in a crash that left her BMW unrideable so
she opted to stay in the hospital overnight. Her husband arrived and they
visited several hours, planning to head for home in th morning. But next
morning she was dead!! Seems somebody gave her an injection meant for a
different patient .....

Can you imagine the hubub if .... oh well.

I can imagine there was a LOT of hubbub over a case like that.

Aside from that tragic mistake, doctors don't usually give people shots. Nurses
or increasingly in this economic climates, half-trained aids, give shots.



No intent to pick on you Katy but US medicine is in a sorry state and we're
too busy worrying about drug dealers shooting each other to even notice.

That must be why everybody who can afford it comes to American hospitals for
major operations.

DSK

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Again???

Cheers MC

Lady Pilot wrote:



LP (thank goodness I didn't go under the knife again!)

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"DSK" wrote in message
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Vito Steockli wrote:


Sorry Katy but I fail to see the humor. MDs' "medical misadventures"
kill at
least the 125,000 you mention (some put it at 2 or 3x that) but nobody
even
notices.

I'd hardly say that 'nobody botices.' But if you genuinely believe that
doctors
kill that many people, don't go to one.

It isn't what I, or anybody else "believes" it is a fact; to "believe"
otherwise is like believing that the whole world was once flooded for a
month. Nor is your solution practical. The cost of care is so exorbitant
that we should expect and demand "zero defects".



To put a face on one of these "misadventures", a famous lady motorcycle
rider suffered a minor concussion in a crash that left her BMW
unrideable so
she opted to stay in the hospital overnight. Her husband arrived and
they
visited several hours, planning to head for home in th morning. But next
morning she was dead!! Seems somebody gave her an injection meant for a
different patient .....

Can you imagine the hubub if .... oh well.

I can imagine there was a LOT of hubbub over a case like that.

Aside from that tragic mistake, doctors don't usually give people shots.
Nurses
or increasingly in this economic climates, half-trained aids, give shots.



No intent to pick on you Katy but US medicine is in a sorry state and
we're
too busy worrying about drug dealers shooting each other to even notice.

That must be why everybody who can afford it comes to American hospitals
for
major operations.

DSK

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Vito Steockli wrote:


It isn't what I, or anybody else "believes" it is a fact; to "believe"
otherwise is like believing that the whole world was once flooded for a
month.

If it was, then such a belief would be correct, wouldn't it?


Nor is your solution practical.

About not going to a doctor? Sure it's practical, it savves a lot of time &
money and for somebody with your 'beliefs' (oops there's that word again) it
should seem a lot safer.


The cost of care is so exorbitant
that we should expect and demand "zero defects".

Sorry, we live in an imperfect world. When you can absolutely guarantee that you
yourself never make any single mistake, no matter how small, then you can demand
that of others. Also remember that between 60% and 99% of the cost of your
medical care comes out of somebody elses pocket... and there ain't no such thing
as a free lunch.

Meantime, why don't you try going to a lawyer when you feel sick? He can sue the
germs for you, that would be error-free and possibly cheaper.

DSK

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Lady Pilot wrote:



Pretty crude, Oz.

I don't believe in false "boobs". Anything over a handful is wasted
anyway...


More than a mouthful, there's other places for hands... ;-)~~~


Cheers
Marty

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Lady Pilot wrote:
I don't believe in false "boobs". Anything over a handful is wasted
anyway...

Define "wasted."

More is better (in this case, up to a certain point at least)


Martin Baxter wrote:
More than a mouthful, there's other places for hands... ;-)~~~

Calls to mind the phrase "Be careful with that, or you'll put somebody's
eye out."

DSK

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"DSK" wrote in message ...
Lady Pilot wrote:
I don't believe in false "boobs". Anything over a handful is wasted
anyway...


Lady Pilot is right. Small, firm titties are much more
sexy than large pendulous breasts. (No offense, Babs!)

S.Simon

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Donals Dilema wrote:


Marty

You've got a big mouth Marty :-)

Oz1...of the 3 twins.


Its not the size of the orifice, but rather rather the
dexterity of the appendage within! (can an appendage be within?)

Cheers
Marty

PS What's a "dilema", I know it couldn't be a spelling error?